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Historic Buildings of Renfrewshire
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The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Renfrewshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up.
Historic Buildings of Renfrewshire
... in alphabetical order
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Including Castles, Abbeys, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest
A
- Auchenbathie Tower
- Auchinames Castle
B
- Barochan House
- Barochan Old House
- Barr Castle ❊
- Barr Castle motte
- Belltrees Peel
- Bishopton House
- Blackhall Manor
- Boghall
C
- Caldwell Tower
- Castle Levan
- Castle Semple
- Cloak Castle
- Cochrane Castle
- Craigends House
D
- Dargavel House ❊
- Denniston motte
- Dennistoun
- Duchal Castle
- Dunrod Castle
E
- Eaglesham Castle
- Easter Greenock Castle
- Elderslie
- Elliston Castle
- Erskine Castle
F
- Ferguslie Castle
- Finlaystone House
G
- Glanderston
- Gourock Castle
- Gryffe Castle
H
- Hawkhead Castle
- Houston House/Castle
I
- Inch Castle
- Inchinnan Castle
- Inverkip Castle
J
- Johnstone Castle
K
- Kelly Castle
- Kemp Knowe motte
- Kilmacolm Castle
L
- Lorabank Castle
M
- Mearns Castle
N
- Newark Castle
- Newton Mearns Castle
O
- Old Bar Castle
P
- Park Castle
- Penneld Castle
- Pennytersal motte
- Pollok Castle
- Polnoon Castle
- Porterfield
R
- Ranfurly Castle
- Ranfurly motte
- Renfrew Castle
S
- Stanely Castle
T
- Tower of Rais
W
- Waterston
- Wester Greenock Schaw
- Whiteford Tower
References and Sources
Renfrewshire Specific
General
- http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castles/county/#sthash.F9HoCVJV....
- http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Main/HomePage
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk
- http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
- http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_houses_in_the_United_K...
- http://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/historichouses/
- http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/historic_house...
- http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/
- Historic Houses Association - represents 1,500 houses in the UK
- Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens - UK - guidebook of over 2,000 houses open to the public
- The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses - database of over 7,000 houses
- Lost Heritage - A Memorial to the Lost Country Houses of England - list of over 1,700 houses
- National Trust for Historic Preservation - online database of historic houses in the United State
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Houses_Association - http://www.hha.org.uk/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Houses_of_England
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